Toy trundle



(No Model.)

1 H. T. HELMBOLD.

TOY. TRUNDLE. 7 No. 249,521. Patented Nov. 15,1881.

WITNESSES: 1 INVENTOR:

ATTORNEY.

. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HORACE T. HELMBOLD, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

TOY TRUNDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 249,521, dated November15, 1881.

Application filed September 22, 1881. (No model.) 7

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HORACE T. HELMBOLD, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful lmprovementin Toy Trundles,which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification andaccompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a side elevation of the toytrundle embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of aportion thereof, enlarged.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the twofigures.

My invention consists of a toy trundle formed of a ground-wheel with atoothed periphery, a spring tongue engaging with the periphery thereof,andahandle,whereby,whenthetrundle is rolled,the wheelwill'be rotatedwithout slipping, and the tongue snapped, so as to create a rattlingsound, thus increasing the amusing nature of the toy.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the handle of the toy, on theforward end of which is mounted the wheel B, whose periphery a isserrated, scalloped,corrugated, serpentine, or otherwise constructed ofratchet or toothed form.

C represents a spring strip or tongue,which has one end connected to thehandle near the wheel 13, and the other end disposed in contact with thetoothed periphery of said wheel.

It willhe seen that when the trundle is rolled the wheelB runs on theground, pavement, &c., as usual, and, owing to the peripheral teeth ofsaid wheel, the tongue 0 is first raised and then caused to dropabruptly in the space or depression between adjacent teeth, or snapped,whereby arattling sound is occasioned, which adds to the amusing natureof the toy.

It will also be seen that the toothed periphery ot' the wheel takesfirmly hold of the ground, &c., whereby slipping of the wheel isprevented, and as the entire device may be made of wood a strong andcheap toy may be produced, it being noticed that the toothed peripheryof the wheel is not only adapted for causing the snapping of the springtongue, but also for taking hold of the ground and reliably causingrotation of the wheel regardless ot'the resistance offered by saidspring-tongue.

The tongue may be secured to the handle so as to project eithertangentially or radially to the pcriphcryot' the wheel. In either casethe length of the tongue is insnfficient to act as a stop and preventrotation of the wheel in reversed directions. tling sound of the toy maybe caused, whether the trundle is run forward or backward.

I am aware that it is not new to forma toy of a ground -wheel withinserted pins projecting from its side and a snapping-spring engagingtherewith; but my device has the following advantages thereover: Theground-wheels may be cheaply constructed of a block of wood sawed orgrooved into toothed shape and then By this provision. the ratslicedinto pieces the required thickness of the I wheels, thus forming the body of the wheel and thetoothed periphery thereof. My wheel takes hold ofthe ground and does not slip,and thus more easily overcomes the pressureof the spring-tongue. Furthermore, the toy may be rolled backward andforward and the snapping or rattling sound thereby occasioned in reversedirections of the wheel.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

l. The toy trundle consisting of a groundwheel, a snapping-tongue, and ahandle, said wheel having a toothed periphery, on which the toy isrolled, and said tongue engaging with said toothed periphery,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The toy trundle having a toothed wheel and a snapping-tongue, thelatter engaging with the periphery of the former and operating inreversed directions thereof, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

' HORACE T. HELMBOLD. Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, WILLIAM H. DAVEY.

